democratic senator john kerry appeared before the senate foreign relations committee thursday for his confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of state. his -- he has been a member of it since 1985. during his introductory remarks, he was interrupted by a protester with the group codepink, the activist rushed out of the room as she called for a changed u.s. policy in the middle east including cutting aid to israel. john kerry responded by invoking his own days as an anti-war activist in the early 1970's upon returning from military service in vietnam. >> killing thousands of people. they are not a threat to us. when is it going to be enough? when are enough people going to be killed? [indiscernible] >> when i first came to washington to testify i was testifying as part of a group of people who came here to have their voices heard. and that is above all what this place is about, so i respect -- i think the woman who was voicing her concerns about that part of the world, and everyone of you have trouble there, some recently. senator mccain, you were there in a refugee camp and